Field Trip 04:The invisible neighbors
住宅區旁的小溪溝,除了旺盛的藻類與零散的垃圾,還散發著無法形容的溫熱氣體 (不至於到惡臭,但也絕不好聞),我們戴起手套伸手下去撈起一杯水,繼續做著我們的水質檢測工作,然而一撈起,隔著透明的容器我們不難看到裡頭除了混雜的水質外還伴隨著一些小蟲的蠕動,一查才發現是常見於腐水處的紅蟲,還有孑孓。對於第一次看到,我們真的還是有些衝擊,不過看見水裡漂浮的塑膠袋、玻璃瓶,好像也對於這個結果理解了一點。
或許在專注於未來發展的現代,我們容易忽略身旁的事物,而我們熟知的文字,卻不一定能閱讀自然,所以也希望透過這樣的探索,我們能夠重新認識這些平時看不見的鄰居,並帶回一點環境的真面目,看清水裡更深層的樣貌。
這次田調,可以幾乎說是一趟一層層揭開水面紗的公路之旅。
地點:彰化縣頂番婆、芳苑鄉、雲林縣北港溪
There were flourishing algae and scattered garbage in the small stream next to the residential area. It also emitted terrible smells. We put on our gloves and reached out to grab a cup of water for the water quality test. In the water, we could see some small insects squirming. After some research, we learned that one of the insect was called red worm, which was common in the rotten water.
Perhaps in this modern society, we focused too much on future development, and ignored the things around us. We learned languages for communication, but we lost words to read nature.
Therefore, we hoped that through this field trip, we can re-recognize these invisible neighbors, and see the true face of the environment. This field trip helped us to uncovers the veil of the water layer by layer.
Location: Dingfanpo, Fangyuan Township, Changhua County, Beigang Creek, Yunlin County